Just in time for Pride, a new Hayes Valley candy store called Papabubble is selling $15 lollipops in the shape of the male anatomy. In the event that you weren't desperate to suck on one of these things -- which, in their packaging, look kind of like utensils for cannabis consumption -- there's plenty more in this polychromatic sweet shop.
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Upper Fillmore is not a place to pinch your pennies. Clothing and furniture shops offer an abundance of pricey treasures, and a fortune could easily be spent on skincare and cosmetics, if that's your thing. But let's say you've gone for a soak at the Kabuki Spa, or just caught a film at the Clay Theatre, and you want something filling, tasty, and not too spendy. Two places on either side of Fillmore fill that need quite nicely.
Of all the design elements the world needs to see more of, travertine has got to be one. The off-white porous limestone formed the crux of the International Style, and now it's back in the new Samovar on Valencia Street. It is a high-concept space, designed to wow you just as those barn-like Third Wave coffee roasteries do.
